Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-22
VISITING STATESMEN.
What the Legislative Com init.
tees did YESTERDAY.

| uuties' Iue Oeu1t6 committee on
Education, consisting of Messrs. Ges.
ford, Bowers, Caminetti and Conklin,
visited the Normal School at $3.50
o'clock. The pupils to the number of
some 250 were gathered in the chapel
and Prof. Ira More presented the visit.
ors in few well chosen remarks. All
of the Senators made brief speeches to
the scholars on educational topics and
on the Improvement of the schools. The
State of California is now particularly
| happy in its Senate Committee on Edu.
cation. Senator Gesford is graduate
| of the Normal School at San Jose ami
knows everything about normal schools,
Senator Conklin is a teacher of many
years experience, Senator Camiuettl
has probably devoted more study to
educational matters than any other man
in the Legislature and is the author of
all of the excellent bills bearing on that
subject which are now pending before
the State Senate. He is working hard
for the advancement of schools
in the interior, which he rightly
thinks have been neglected for
the schools in the central cities.
Senator Bowers is level.headed man,
and thoroughly understands the needs
of the people in regard to schools. A
careful examination of the school re.
vealsd the fact that there are only two
normal schools in the United States
superior 10 ours-one in Oswego, N. Y,
and the other in Ohio. The committee
are of the opinion that this school is far
ahead of the San Joel school. At IL
o'clock carriages were provided and the
visitors taken on q trip through the
beautiful San Gabriel valley.
THE HOSPITAL COMMITTEE.
Drs. Briceland. and Patterson, mem.
bers of the Senate Committee on Hos.
pitals. yesterday visited the two hos.
pitfalls, or rather, orphan asylums, in this
city, which receive aid from the State,
namely, the Orphans Home, on College
street, conducted by a band of noble |
ladies, and the Sisters Orphanage, COR
ner of Alameda and Macy streets,
which is under the control OF the Sisters |
of Charity. The gentlemen were not
favorably impressed with the appear.
ance of the two buildings in which the
lone orphans are cared for, but when
they were shown the plans of the $780,.
900 building which the Sisters are pre-.
pairing to erect on Boyle Heights, and
the magnificent structure contemplated
by the ladies of the Orphans Home,
they were perfectly satisfied, and will
make favorable report, with the un.
derstanding that these two new build
ings will shortly be in course OF er erection.
Senator Briceland, OF the Hospital
Committee, is also o member of the
State Board of Health. On Sunday
evening he met DR.. H. s. Orme of this
city, President of the State Board of
Health, acting Health Officer Baker,
President of the Council Breed and
Chief of Police Skinner, and had talk
as to the sanitary condition of the
southern country, and what measures
were neces sary to be taken to prevent
the introduction of contagious diseases
into this State from Mexico and other |
places south of us. Senator Briceland |
said that he would urge an appropriation
of 500, 900 to be placed in the hands of
the State Board of Health, the money to |
be expended in creating inspectors at
Yuma and other border places. Ii
necessary portion of this sum shall be
expended in preserving strict quaran-
tine whenever occasion demands it.
He says that it is a question in which
economy must not enter, as it affects the |
whole State, for the reason that should |
a contagious disease become rampant in |
Southern California it would surely |
penetrate to the utmost confines of the |
State, even unto Shasta in the extreme |
northern citrus belt, in which locality |
the Senator resides. DR.. Briceland had |
a copy of Mondays HERALD in his
pocket which contained an editorial on
the subject and he was confident OF
using it with good effect on his return to
the Halls of the Legislature. When
asked how he liked the southern citrus
belt the Doctor, with knowing smile,
said it was too cold for him and went off
to hunt shady spot.
THE MILITARY COMMITTEES.
An inspection of Companies A and C,
Seventh Infantry Battalion, was held
last evening at Armory Hall, ut which |
the committees were present, together |
with Brigadier- Mathews and |
his staff. and Colonel Smedburg, Com
mander G.. A. r. The members of the
staff who participated were Major Bone
brake, Major Kurtz, Major Kinney,
Major Watts. Major Russell, and the
following members of his staff were
present: Lieutenant Wilson, Lieutenant
Willard and Lieutenant Plots; Captain
Palmer, of Pomona; Lieutenant Friezs,
Lieutenant Bloeser and Lieutenant Van
Zant, and Adiutant A. NJ. Green. Dur
ing the inspection the Battalion band
furnished music.
Representative F. NJ. Cooley and Sen.
ator d. j. Mccarthy, Chairmen of the
Senate and Assembly committees, re.
spectively, carefully examined the uni
forms and equip ents of the companies. |
Mr.. +. M. Cooley found the uniforms in |
q very shabby condition, almost es bad |
as those of the companies in San Fran
cisco, and intends to recommend the |
purchase of new uniforms by the State. |
The arms he found in better condition,
but the straps and belts are badly worn
and look dilapidated. Senator Nc
Carthy found matters in what he con.
siders shameful condition. He in.
tends to recommend the formation of |
another company for Los Angeles, and
is of the opinion that two more are
needed. There was no exhibition of |
drilling, and as soon as the inspection |
was over ranks were broken and the Of |
ficers and committees marched to the |
Nado restaurant, where they banquetted |
at the invitation of General Mathews.
The banquet was most enjoyable af-
fair, and the HERALD has a full report |
of it, but owing to the press of matter |
it is impossible to publish it.
In regard to the reception of the Mill
tary Committees it may be mentioned |
that Major Russell did not receive the
telegram, apprising him of their coming,
until after the train was in, nor did he
oet the letter announcinp the adyant of |